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Urban risk & planning

This theme contributes to the understanding of urban risk, which includes urban hazards, exposure and vulnerability. It also covers aspects related to improving awareness, as well as local governance and local capacity to effectively reduce disaster risk.

Latest Urban risk & planning additions in the Knowledge Base

MCR2030 Flames of Change Special Report
Documents and publications

Flames of change - special report on disability inclusion in disaster risk reduction and prevention

MCR2030 Flames of Change: Innovating Heat and Wildfire Governance for Inclusive Communities - Special Report on Disability Inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction and Prevention
Flames of change
Documents and publications

Flames of change: Innovating heat and wildfire governance for inclusive communities

This report focuses on innovative and inclusive heat and wildfire governance in Europe, aiming to equip policymakers and stakeholders with knowledge, solutions and tools to tackle issues of reducing heat, drought and wildfire risks, leaving no one behind.
A woman farmer harvests wheat in Lahore, Pakistan
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If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool

A dark roof means you’ll pay considerably more to keep your house cool in summer. Last year, the average household in New South Wales paid A$1827 in electricity. But those with a lighter-coloured cool roof can pay up to $694 less.
Conversation Media Group, the
Bird eyes view of Singapore City skyline in Singapore.
Research briefs

Cool paint coatings help city dwellers feel up to 1.5 degrees Celsius cooler, study finds

A real-world study by researchers at NTU Singapore has shown that the use of cool paint coatings in cities can help pedestrians feel up to 1.5 degrees Celsius cooler, making the urban area more comfortable for work and play.
Nanyang Technological University
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Documents and publications

MCR2030 Europe and Central Asia: Partners’ guide for local disaster risk reduction strategies and action plans

This guide outlines MCR2030's offer for local authority members of its network, advising on developing integrated disaster risk reduction strategies aligned with nationalor regional plans.
A 7.8 earthquake struck Turkiye and Syria in February 2023.
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Lessons on resilience from a year of global earthquakes

Rapid population growth in disaster-prone regions concentrates people where recovery after extreme events is costly. Investment in resilience is crucial.
World Bank, the
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Documents and publications

Characteristics of urban flood resilience evolution and analysis of influencing factors: a case study of Yingtan City, China

In this study, taking Yingtan city as an example, a system of indicators for evaluating Urban Flood Resilience (UFR) was constructed, with 17 representative indicators
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Documents and publications

Quantifying the energy impact of heat mitigation technologies at the urban scale

This paper presents the results of a large-scale heat mitigation project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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